Fluent Fiction - Slovenian: Balancing Acts: A Tale of Discipline and Creativity in Ljubljana
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Story Transcript:

Sl: Ljubljana je poleti vedno polna življenja.
En: Ljubljana is always full of life in the summer.

Sl: Šole so v zadnjem tednu pred poletnimi počitnicami in dijaki so živčni zaradi zaključnih izpitov.
En: Schools are in the last week before summer vacation, and students are anxious about their final exams.

Sl: Senca dreves na šolskem dvorišču je edina zatočišče pred vročino.
En: The shade of the trees in the schoolyard is the only refuge from the heat.

Sl: Blaž sedi v knjižnici, obdan z knjigami.
En: Blaž sits in the library, surrounded by books.

Sl: Trudi se dojeti zapleteno formulo za matematiko.
En: He struggles to grasp a complicated math formula.

Sl: Njegovi starši želijo, da bo najboljši.
En: His parents want him to be the best.

Sl: Misli si: "Moram se vpisati na univerzo."
En: He thinks, "I must get into university."

Sl: Blaž ve, da mora dobiti štipendijo.
En: Blaž knows that he needs to win a scholarship.

Sl: Vsak prosti trenutek preživi med knjigami.
En: He spends every spare moment with his books.

Sl: Nika je drugačna.
En: Nika is different.

Sl: Kljub knjigam, ki jih ima vedno pri sebi, njene misli plavajo drugje.
En: Despite always carrying books with her, her thoughts wander elsewhere.

Sl: Vsak zunanji zvočni dražljaj jo spomni na njeno umetniško delo za lokalno tekmovanje.
En: Every external sound reminds her of her art project for a local competition.

Sl: Šolski hodnik je poln plakatov za izpite, vendar Nika raje razmišlja o barvah in čopičih.
En: The school hallway is full of posters about exams, but Nika prefers to think about colors and brushes.

Sl: Učiteljica iz zgodovine prinese pomembno novico.
En: The history teacher brings important news.

Sl: Blaž in Nika sta dodeljena skupinskemu projektu.
En: Blaž and Nika have been assigned a group project.

Sl: Blaž pogleda mogočno knjigo zgodovine, ampak Nika ugotovi, da bo težko slediti.
En: Blaž looks at the hefty history book, while Nika realizes it will be hard to keep up.

Sl: Ona se smeje: "Zgodovina? Raje bi naslikala bitke!"
En: She laughs, "History? I'd rather paint the battles!"

Sl: Prvi poskus dela skupaj je neuspešen.
En: Their first attempt at working together is unsuccessful.

Sl: Blaž hoče vsa dejstva, medtem ko Nika razmišlja samo o umetnosti.
En: Blaž wants all the facts, while Nika thinks only about art.

Sl: "Pripravi se, Nika," reče Blaž.
En: "Get ready, Nika," says Blaž.

Sl: Nika vzdihne. "Nimam časa. Moram dokončati projekt."
En: Nika sighs, "I don’t have time. I need to finish my project."

Sl: Noč pred izpitom je napeta.
En: The night before the exam is tense.

Sl: Srečata se v parku blizu šole.
En: They meet in a park near the school.

Sl: Blaž noče popustiti, a tudi Nika ne.
En: Blaž refuses to give in, and neither does Nika.

Sl: "Zakaj ne vidiš, kako pomembno je umetnost?" vpraša Nika.
En: "Why can’t you see how important art is?" asks Nika.

Sl: Blaž drži svoje knjige močno.
En: Blaž holds his books tightly.

Sl: "In zakaj ne vidiš, kako pomembna je izobrazba?" odgovori on.
En: "And why can’t you see how important education is?" he replies.

Sl: Argument privede do spoznanja.
En: The argument leads to a realization.

Sl: Oba morata popustiti.
En: Both must compromise.

Sl: Nika se odloči vzeti nekaj časa za učenje. Blaž ji pomaga.
En: Nika decides to take some time for studying, with Blaž’s help.

Sl: V nitih matematike najdejo skupno točko – ravnovesje med disciplino in ustvarjalnostjo.
En: In the threads of mathematics, they find common ground – a balance between discipline and creativity.

Sl: Delajo skupaj v knjižnici, dokler ne pade noč.
En: They work together in the library until night falls.

Sl: Združijo moči: Blaž razloži zgodovino s pomočjo slik, Nika nariše vizualne pripomočke za matematiko.
En: They combine their strengths: Blaž explains history using images, and Nika draws visual aids for math.

Sl: Njuno delo vodi do uspeha.
En: Their collaboration leads to success.

Sl: Naslednji dan ob obeh izpitih, stres občutita manj.
En: The next day, they feel less stress during both exams.

Sl: Blaž doseže vrhunsko oceno in dobi štipendijo.
En: Blaž scores top marks and earns a scholarship.

Sl: Nika opravi izpite s častjo in zmaga na umetniškem tekmovanju.
En: Nika passes her exams with honors and wins the art competition.

Sl: Spoznata, da vsak ima svoje poti in cilje.
En: They realize that everyone has their own paths and goals.

Sl: Blaž nauči vrednosti prilagodljivosti.
En: Blaž learns the value of flexibility.

Sl: Nika ugotovi, da je disciplina prav tako pomembna kot ustvarjalnost.
En: Nika discovers that discipline is just as important as creativity.

Sl: Po izpitih se srečata v parku.
En: After the exams, they meet in the park.

Sl: "Naslednje leto?" vpraša Blaž.
En: "Next year?" asks Blaž.

Sl: "Ravno tako," odgovori Nika z nasmehom.
En: "Just the same," replies Nika with a smile.

Sl: Združena po izkušnjah, boljša zaradi njih.
En: United by experience, better for it.


Vocabulary Words:

• vacation: počitnicami
• anxious: živčni
• refuge: zatočišče
• grasp: dojeti
• complicated: zapleteno
• scholarship: štipendijo
• spare moment: prosti trenutek
• thoughts: misli
• wander: plavajo
• sound: zvočni dražljaj
• posters: plakatov
• assigned: dodeljena
• project: projektu
• hefty: mogočno
• attempt: poskus
• neither: niti
• argument: prepira
• realization: spoznanja
• compromise: popustiti
• explains: razloži
• visual aids: vizualne pripomočke
• collaboration: sodelovanje
• success: uspeh
• honors: častjo
• flexibility: prilagodljivosti
• creativity: ustvarjalnost
• exam: izpit
• final exams: zaključnih izpitov
• history: zgodovine
• discipline: disciplina